Freedom of association score bti in Malawi
Malawi: Freedom of association score bti was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom of association score bti in Malawi, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score bti in Malawi is 8, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score bti in Malawi peaked at 8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 22nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.33 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.67 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
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More social development data for Malawi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 35,241 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 551 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.806 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.462 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.557 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.767 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.754 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.366 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score bti in Malawi?
- Freedom of association score bti in Malawi was 8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score bti recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score bti recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for freedom of association score bti?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score bti rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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